On Tuesday WaterField introduced the Air Travel backpack with a dedicated office compartment that can fit two laptops and their accessories.
What Apple's Digital Wallet Needs before it Can Replace Your Physical Wallet
The Apple Wallet is a great and convenient app, but Dr. W. Abdullah Brooks argues that there are key features it needs before it can replace our physical wallets.
Rich Siegel Talks BBEdit – TMO Daily Observations 2021-07-20
Today, Rich Siegel of BareBones Software joins Kelly to talk about the newly released version 14 of BBEdit, and also a little bit about its history.
Instagram Launches Control for Viewing Sensitive Content
Instagram has launched a Sensitive Content Control feature for content that appears in the Explore tab.
This new feature gives you control over sensitive content. You can decide to leave things as they are or you can adjust the Sensitive Content Control to see more or less of some types of sensitive content. We recognize that everybody has different preferences for what they want to see in Explore, and this control will give people more choice over what they see.
Apple TV+ Musical Schmigadoon! is Actually Good — Media+
Bryan Chaffin joins host Charlotte Henry to reflect on recent Emmy success for Apple TV+, and discuss why he was right about the new musical comedy ‘Schmigadoon!’.
No, But Really, Don't Use Hydrogen Peroxide Disinfectants to Clean Apple Products
Apple has updated a support document, reminding users not to clean their products Hydrogen Peroxide disinfectants, MacRumors spotted. This includes using things likes Lysol, although there are alternative solutions that are safe to use.
Apple has confirmed it is okay to use a 75% ethyl alcohol wipe to disinfect products…Apple says to avoid getting moisture in any opening when disinfecting products, and warns against submerging an Apple product in any cleaning agents, as liquid damage is not covered by Apple’s standard warranty.
Hackers Leak ‘Humana’ Data of Over 6,000 Patients
An SQL database containing what appears to be highly sensitive health insurance data of more than 6,000 patients has been leaked on a hacker forum.
The author of the post claims that the data was acquired from US insurance giant Humana and includes detailed medical records of the company’s health plan members dating back to 2019. The leaked information includes patients’ names, IDs, email addresses, password hashes, Medicare Advantage Plan listings, medical treatment data, and more.
Adobe Fresco Updates With Non-Destructive Adjustment Layers
On Tuesday Adobe released updates across many of its Creative Cloud apps, including Fresco, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and others.
Square Launches Banking, Loans, and Checking for Merchants
Square is launching a traditional financial product called Square Banking that combines savings, checking, and loans for merchants.
Jason Sudeikis on *That* Sweatshirt Supporting Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka
At the recent premiere for Ted Lasso season two, the star’s show, Jason Sudeikis, wore an eye-catching sweatshirt (pictured above, alongside Tim Cook). It bore the words ‘Jadon & Marcus & Bukayo’ – the names of the three England players who suffered a deluge of racist abuse after missing penalties in the European Championship final. He told British Vogue how it all came about.
Sudeikis’s appearance at the Ted Lasso premiere underlined the fact that the groundswell of support for Saka, Rashford and Sancho extended well beyond the UK. The actor had the top made himself, he tells British Vogue. “The idea struck me the day before our show’s premiere,” says Sudeikis. “I just felt it was necessary to use the platform of our big, fancy ‘worldwide premiere’ to try and personify our show’s support of those three young men,” he says. “Which is why I chose to put their three first names on the sweatshirt. The names their parents gave them.”
MacKeeper Works to Regain Mac Users' Trust
Although the product has experienced a poor reputation in the past, MacKeeper is working hard to regain Mac users’ trust.
Apple Employees Send New Letter Demanding Changes to Return to Office Policy
Apple employees have written once again to CEO Tim Cook and retail and people chief Deirdre O’Brien about the proposed return to the office.
DuckDuckGo Launches Free Email Protection Service
Privacy search engine DuckDuckGo has launched an Email Protection Service to protect against email trackers. You can get a free, personalized @duck.com address that will forward emails to your regular inbox.
We remove hidden trackers from incoming emails sent to this address, then forward them to your regular inbox for safer reading. This means if you use an email service like Gmail or Yahoo, it’s no problem! Emails sent to your Personal Duck Address will arrive there as usual so you can read your email like normal, in any app or on the web, worry-free.
Apple Releases watchOS 7.6, Bringing ECG App to Series 4 in More Places
Apple has released watchOS 7.6 on Monday alongside the release of iOS 14.7, bringing the ECG App to the Series 4 in 30 more regions.
The Next Play For Apple TV+ - Live Sports
Now established in the entertainment world, there is a growing expectation that sports broadcasting could be the way forward for Apple TV+.
So What’s Up With This NSO Group Pegasus Thing Anyway?
Hot news over the weekend reveals that spyware from Israeli company NSO Group may be culpable in the murders of certain journalists.
Apple Releases iOS 14.7 to Support MagSafe Battery Pack
On Monday Apple released iOS 14.7 that enables support for its newest product, a MagSafe battery pack for the iPhone 12 product line.
China Allegedly Behind Microsoft Exchange Hack Revealed in March 2021
The White House has formally accused China of hacking Microsoft Exchange servers, a security campaign that was revealed in March 2021.
iPod Click Wheel Arrived on This Day in 2004
The iPod was already a pretty big deal by the time the fourth generation of the music player was released. And then the Click Wheel was introduced. As Cult of Mac noted, the control mechanism was already in place on the mini version.
The biggest addition was the same Click Wheel that Apple introduced with the iPod mini earlier in 2004. Rather than featuring a physical scroll wheel with separate buttons surrounding it, the iPod Click Wheel combined all the device’s controls. The new solid-state, touch-sensitive scroll wheel sat flush with the face of the iPod. The fourth-gen iPod brought other small improvements, too. For instance, it was the first full-size iPod that could be charged via USB 2.0. This signaled Apple’s move away from the award-winning FireWire technology that had been a key part of the company’s “digital hub” strategy of the late 1990s.
Apple And (Physical) Activity – TMO Daily Observations 2021-07-19
Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss easy ways to kick off a fitness workout with your Watch, and some favorite Fitness+ features.
Apple Donating to Support Europe Flood Relief Efforts
CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple will be contributing to relief efforts following devastating floods in parts of Europe.
iOS Saw 50% of New Device Activations in Q2 2021
A repo on Monday from Consumer Intelligence shows that both Android and iOS equally had device activations in Q2 2021.
NSO Group’s ‘Pegasus’ Spyware Targets Journalists and Activists
Spyware known as Pegasus from NSO Group was used to hack 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, activists, and business executives around the world.
The phones appeared on a list of more than 50,000 numbers that are concentrated in countries known to engage in surveillance of their citizens and also known to have been clients of the Israeli firm, NSO Group, a worldwide leader in the growing and largely unregulated private spyware industry, the investigation found.
Apple TV+ Wins Four Daytime Emmy Awards
Apple TV+ content won four Daytime Emmy Awards, with ‘Stillwater’, ‘Here We Are: Notes For Living on Planet Earth’, and ‘Helpsters’ honoured.